Michelle Rodriguez made her debut as ‘Diana Guzman’ in the independent film ‘Girlfight’ in 2000. Rodriguez earned considerable praise for her performance and received several awards for her role, including the ‘Independent Spirit Award’ and the ‘National Board of Review Award.’ In the following year, she got her breakthrough role as ‘Letty Ortiz’ in the Rob Cohen-directed action film ‘The Fast and the Furious.’ The film turned out to be a massive box office hit and became the 19th highest-grossing film of 2001.
In 2003, Rodriguez starred in the action crime thriller film S.W.A.T. She played the role of ‘Officer Chris Sanchez’ for which she won the ‘Imagen Foundation Award’ for ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Film.’ In 2005, she joined the cast of the television drama series ‘Lost.’ She earned critical acclaim for her performance as ‘Ana Lucia Cortez’ in the series and went on to become a recipient of the ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’ for her role.
Rodriguez continued to star in films like ‘The Breed’ (2006), ‘Battle in Seattle’ (2007), and ‘Gardens of the Night’ (2008). In 2009, she reprised her role as ‘Letty Ortiz’ in ‘Fast & Furious,’ the sequel to 2001 film, ‘The Fast and the Furious.’ That same year, she starred in the James Cameron-directed epic science fiction film ‘Avatar.’ The film received universal acclaim upon its release and won 3 ‘Academy Awards.’ ‘Avatar’ earned phenomenal success at the box office and went on to become one of the highest-grossing films at the time.
Michelle Rodriguez went on to star in several hit films, such as ‘Machete’ (2010), ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ (2011), ‘Fast & Furious 6’ (2013), ‘Furious 7’ (2015), ‘The Fate of the Furious’ (2017), and ‘Widows’ (2018). She was last seen in ‘F9,’ the ninth main installment of the ‘Fast & Furious film franchise.’ Rodriguez is all set to appear in the upcoming fantasy adventure film ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ directed by Jonathan Goldstein.